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Names and origin

Protein namesRecommended name:
    Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha
      Short name=HIF-1 alpha
      Short name=HIF1 alpha
Alternative name(s):
    ARNT-interacting protein
    Member of PAS protein 1
    Basic-helix-loop-helix-PAS protein MOP1
Gene names
Name: HIF1A
Synonyms: MOP1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Taxonomic identifier9606 [NCBI]
Taxonomic lineageEukaryotaMetazoaChordataCraniataVertebrataEuteleostomiMammaliaEutheriaEuarchontogliresPrimatesHaplorrhiniCatarrhiniHominidaeHomo

Protein attributes

Sequence length826 AA.
Sequence statusComplete.
Sequence processingThe displayed sequence is not processed.
Protein existenceEvidence at protein level.

General annotation (Comments)

Function

Functions as a master transcriptional regulator of the adaptive response to hypoxia. Under hypoxic conditions activates the transcription of over 40 genes, including, erythropoietin, glucose transporters, glycolytic enzymes, vascular endothelial growth factor, and other genes whose protein products increase oxygen delivery or facilitate metabolic adaptation to hypoxia. Plays an essential role in embryonic vascularization, tumor angiogenesis and pathophysiology of ischemic disease. Binds to core DNA sequence 5'-[AG]CGTG-3' within the hypoxia response element (HRE) of target gene promoters. Activation requires recruitment of transcriptional coactivators such as CREBPB and EP300. Activity is enhanced by interaction with both, NCOA1 or NCOA2. Interaction with redox regulatory protein APEX seems to activate CTAD and potentiates activation by NCOA1 and CREBBP.

Subunit structure

Interacts with the HIF1A beta/ARNT subunit; heterodimerization is required for DNA binding. Interacts with COPS5; the interaction increases the transcriptional activity of HIF1A through increased stability By similarity. Interacts with CREBBP and EP300 (via TAZ-type 1 domains). Interacts with NCOA1, NCOA2, APEX and HSP90. Interacts (hydroxylated within the ODD domain) with VHLL (via beta domain); the interaction, leads to polyubiquitination and subsequent HIF1A proteasomal degradation. During hypoxia, sumoylated HIF1A also binds VHL; the interaction promotes the ubiquitination of HIF1A. Interacts with SENP1; the interaction desumoylates HIF1A resulting in stabilization and activation of transcription. Interacts (Via the ODD domain) with ARD1A; the interaction appears not to acetylate HIF1A nor have any affect on protein stability, during hypoxia. Interacts with RWDD3; the interaction enhances HIF1A sumoylation. Interacts with TSGA10 By similarity.

Subcellular location

Cytoplasm. Nucleus. Note= Cytoplasmic in normoxia, nuclear translocation in response to hypoxia. Colocalizes with SUMO1 in the nucleus, under hypoxia.

Tissue specificity

Expressed in most tissues with highest levels in kidney and heart. Overexpressed in the majority of common human cancers and their metastases, due to the presence of intratumoral hypoxia and as a result of mutations in genes encoding oncoproteins and tumor suppressors.

Induction

Under reduced oxygen tension. Induced also by various receptor-mediated factors such as growth factors, cytokines, and circulatory factors such as PDGF, EGF FGF-2 FGF-2 IGF-2, TGF-1 beta, HGF, TNF alpha, IL-1 beta, angiotensin-2 and thrombin. However, this induction is less intense than that stimulated by hypoxia.

Domain

Contains two independent C-terminal transactivation domains, NTAD and CTAD, which function synergistically. Their transcriptional activity is repressed by an intervening inhibitory domain (ID).

Post-translational modification

In normoxia, is hydroxylated on Pro-402 and Pro-564 in the oxygen-dependent degradation domain (ODD) by EGLN1/PHD1 and EGLN2/PHD2. EGLN3/PHD3 has also been shown to hydroxylate Pro-564. The hydroxylated prolines promote interaction with VHL, initiating rapid ubiquitination and subsequent proteasomal degradation. Under hypoxia, proline hydroxylation is impaired and ubiquitination is attenuated, resulting in stabilization.

In normoxia, is hydroxylated on Asn-803 by HIF1AN, thus abrogating interaction with CREBBP and EP300 and preventing transcriptional activation. This hydroxylation is inhibited by the Cu/Zn-chelator, Clioquinol.

S-nitrosylation of Cys-800 may be responsible for increased recruitment of p300 coactivator necessary for transcriptional activity of HIF-1 complex.

Requires phosphorylation for DNA-binding.

Sumoylated; by SUMO1 under hypoxia. Sumoylation is enhanced through interaction with RWDD3. Desumoylation by SENP1 leads to increased HIF1A stability and transriptional activity By similarity.

Ubiquitinated; in normoxia, following hydroxylation and interaction with VHL. Lys-532 appears to be the principal site of ubiquitination. Clioquinol, the Cu/Zn-chelator, inhibits ubiquitination through preventing hydroxylation at Asn-803.

Sequence similarities

Contains 1 basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain.

Contains 1 PAC (PAS-associated C-terminal) domain.

Contains 2 PAS (PER-ARNT-SIM) domains.

Ontologies

Keywords

   Biological processTranscription
Transcription regulation
   Cellular componentCytoplasm
Nucleus
   Coding sequence diversityAlternative splicing
Polymorphism
   DomainRepeat
   LigandDNA-binding
   Molecular functionActivator
   PTMHydroxylation
Phosphoprotein
S-nitrosylation
Ubl conjugation
   Technical term3D-structure
Direct protein sequencing

Gene Ontology (GO)

   Biological processcollagen metabolic process

Inferred from sequence or structural similarity. Source: UniProtKB

connective tissue replacement during inflammatory response

Inferred from sequence or structural similarity. Source: UniProtKB

elastin metabolic process

Inferred from sequence or structural similarity. Source: UniProtKB

epithelial to mesenchymal transition

Inferred from sequence or structural similarity. Source: UniProtKB

mRNA transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter Ref.1

Inferred by curator. Source: UniProtKB

oxygen homeostasis

Inferred from direct assay. Source: HGNC

positive regulation of angiogenesis

Inferred by curator. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of chemokine production

Traceable author statement. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of endothelial cell proliferation

Inferred by curator. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of epithelial cell migration

Inferred from sequence or structural similarity. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of erythrocyte differentiation

Inferred by curator. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of gene-specific transcription

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of glycolysis

Inferred by curator. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of hormone biosynthetic process

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of nitric-oxide synthase activity

Traceable author statement. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor signaling pathway

Inferred by curator. Source: UniProtKB

positive regulation vascular endothelial growth factor production

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter in response to oxidative stress

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

regulation of transforming growth factor-beta2 production

Inferred from mutant phenotype. Source: UniProtKB

response to hypoxia

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

   Cellular componentnucleus

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

   Molecular functionHsp90 protein binding Ref.2

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, enhancer binding Ref.1 Ref.2

Inferred from direct assay. Source: UniProtKB

histone acetyltransferase binding

Inferred from physical interaction. Source: UniProtKB

protein heterodimerization activity Ref.2

Inferred from physical interaction. Source: UniProtKB

transcription factor binding Ref.1

Inferred from physical interaction. Source: UniProtKB

Complete GO annotation...

Alternative products

This entry describes 2 isoforms produced by alternative splicing. [Align] [Select]
Isoform 1 (identifier: Q16665-1)

This isoform has been chosen as the 'canonical' sequence. All positional information in this entry refers to it. This is also the sequence that appears in the downloadable versions of the entry.
Isoform 2 (identifier: Q16665-2)

The sequence of this isoform differs from the canonical sequence as follows:
     736-826: Missing.
Notes: No experimental confirmation available.

Sequence annotation (Features)

Feature keyPosition(s)LengthDescriptionGraphical view

Molecule processing

Chain1 – 826826Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha

Regions

Domain31 – 7141Helix-loop-helix motif
Domain85 – 15874PAS 1
Domain228 – 29871PAS 2
Domain302 – 34544PAC
DNA binding17 – 3014Basic motif
Region1 – 401401Interaction with TSGA10 By similarity
Region380 – 41738N-terminal VHL recognition site
Region401 – 603203ODD
Region531 – 57545NTAD
Region556 – 57217C-terminal VHL recognition site
Region576 – 785210ID
Region786 – 82641CTAD
Motif718 – 7214Nuclear localization signal Potential
Compositional bias615 – 6217Poly-Thr

Amino acid modifications

Modified residue40214-hydroxyproline
Modified residue56414-hydroxyproline
Modified residue8001S-nitrosocysteine Probable
Modified residue80313-hydroxyasparagine
Cross-link391Glycyl lysine isopeptide (Lys-Gly) (interchain with G-Cter in SUMO)
Cross-link477Glycyl lysine isopeptide (Lys-Gly) (interchain with G-Cter in SUMO)
Cross-link532Glycyl lysine isopeptide (Lys-Gly) (interchain with G-Cter in ubiquitin) Probable
Cross-link538Glycyl lysine isopeptide (Lys-Gly) (interchain with G-Cter in ubiquitin) Probable
Cross-link547Glycyl lysine isopeptide (Lys-Gly) (interchain with G-Cter in ubiquitin) Probable

Natural variations

Alternative sequence736 – 82691Missing in isoform 2.
Natural variant7961T → A: dbSNP rs1802821.

Experimental info

Mutagenesis3771K → R: No change in HIF1A protein turnover rate but increased transcriptional activity; when associated with R-391; R-477 and R-532
Mutagenesis3891K → R: No change in sumoylation
Mutagenesis3911K → R: Abolishes 1 sumoylation. Abolishes 1 sumoylation; when associated with R-532. Abolishes 2 sumoylations; when associated with R-477. No change in HIF1A protein turnover rate but increased transcriptional activity; when associated with R-377; R-477 and R-532
Mutagenesis3921K → R: No change in sumoylation
Mutagenesis3941P → A: No change in VHLE3-dependent ubiquitination
Mutagenesis3971L → A: Abolishes VHLE3-dependent ubiquitination; when associated with A-400
Mutagenesis4001L → A: Abolishes VHLE3-dependent ubiquitination; when associated with A-397
Mutagenesis4021P → A: Abolishes in VHLE3-dependent ubiquitination, abolishes oxygen-dependent regulation of VP16, partially reduced VHLE target site ubiquitination and no interaction with VHL. No VHLE target site ubiquitination; when associated with G-564
Mutagenesis4421K → R: No change in sumoylation
Mutagenesis4601K → R: No change in sumoylation nor in ARD1-mediated acetylation
Mutagenesis4771K → R: Abolishes 1 sumoylation. Abolishes 2 sumoylations; when asociated with R-391. No change in HIF1A protein turnover rate but increased transcriptional activity; when associated with R-377; R-391 and R-532
Mutagenesis5321K → R: Reduced ubiquitination. No change in sumoylation nor on interaction with ARD1A. No change in HIF1A protein turnover rate but increased transcriptional activity; when associated with R-377; R-391 and R-477. Complete loss of ubiquitination, but no change in VHL binding; when associated with K-538 and K-547
Mutagenesis5381K → R: No change in sumoylation, but reduced ubiquitination. Complete loss of ubiquitination, but no change in VHL binding; when associated with K-532 and K-547
Mutagenesis5471K → R: No change in sumoylation, but reduced ubiquitination. Complete loss of ubiquitination, but no change in VHL binding; when associated with K-532 and K-538
Mutagenesis5511S → G: Constitutive expression under nonhypoxic conditions by decreasing ubiquitination
Mutagenesis5521T → A: Constitutive expression under nonhypoxic conditions by decreasing ubiquitination
Mutagenesis5641P → G: No change in VHL-dependent ubiquitination. Partially reduced VHLE target site ubiquitination. No VHLE target site ubiquitination; when associated with A-402
Mutagenesis7191K → T: Dramatic reduction of accumulation in the nucleus in response to hypoxia
Mutagenesis8001C → A: Blocks increase in transcriptional activation caused by nitrosylation
Mutagenesis8001C → S: Abolishes hypoxia-inducible transcriptional activation of ctaD
Mutagenesis8031N → A: Recruits CREBBP. No enhancement of CREBBP by Clioquinol in the presence of FIH1. No change in nuclear location nor on repression of transcriptional activity in the presence of histone deacetylase inhibitor
Sequence conflict5721F → L in AAC68568. Ref.3
Sequence conflict7351G → I in BAB70608. Ref.6

Secondary structure

... 826
Helix Strand Turn

Details...

Sequences

Sequence LengthMass (Da)Tools
Isoform 1 [UniParc].

Last modified November 1, 1996. Version 1.
Checksum: ABD4F7DAA135BE2D

FASTA82692,670
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MEGAGGANDK KKISSERRKE KSRDAARSRR SKESEVFYEL AHQLPLPHNV SSHLDKASVM 

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RLTISYLRVR KLLDAGDLDI EDDMKAQMNC FYLKALDGFV MVLTDDGDMI YISDNVNKYM 

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GLTQFELTGH SVFDFTHPCD HEEMREMLTH RNGLVKKGKE QNTQRSFFLR MKCTLTSRGR 

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TMNIKSATWK VLHCTGHIHV YDTNSNQPQC GYKKPPMTCL VLICEPIPHP SNIEIPLDSK 

       250        260        270        280        290        300 
TFLSRHSLDM KFSYCDERIT ELMGYEPEEL LGRSIYEYYH ALDSDHLTKT HHDMFTKGQV 

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TTGQYRMLAK RGGYVWVETQ ATVIYNTKNS QPQCIVCVNY VVSGIIQHDL IFSLQQTECV 

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LKPVESSDMK MTQLFTKVES EDTSSLFDKL KKEPDALTLL APAAGDTIIS LDFGSNDTET 

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DDQQLEEVPL YNDVMLPSPN EKLQNINLAM SPLPTAETPK PLRSSADPAL NQEVALKLEP 

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NPESLELSFT MPQIQDQTPS PSDGSTRQSS PEPNSPSEYC FYVDSDMVNE FKLELVEKLF 

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AEDTEAKNPF STQDTDLDLE MLAPYIPMDD DFQLRSFDQL SPLESSSASP ESASPQSTVT 

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VFQQTQIQEP TANATTTTAT TDELKTVTKD RMEDIKILIA SPSPTHIHKE TTSATSSPYR 

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DTQSRTASPN RAGKGVIEQT EKSHPRSPNV LSVALSQRTT VPEEELNPKI LALQNAQRKR 

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KMEHDGSLFQ AVGIGTLLQQ PDDHAATTSL SWKRVKGCKS SEQNGMEQKT IILIPSDLAC 

       790        800        810        820 
RLLGQSMDES GLPQLTSYDC EVNAPIQGSR NLLQGEELLR ALDQVN 

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Isoform 2 [UniParc].

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References

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[1]"Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 is a basic-helix-loop-helix-PAS heterodimer regulated by cellular O2 tension."
Wang G.L., Jiang B.-H., Rue E.A., Semenza G.L.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 92:5510-5514(1995) [PubMed: 7539918] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA], PROTEIN SEQUENCE OF 166-170; 259-289 AND 771-781.
[2]"Characterization of a subset of the basic-helix-loop-helix-PAS superfamily that interacts with components of the dioxin signaling pathway."
Hogenesch J.B., Chan W.K., Jackiw V.H., Brown R.C., Gu Y.-Z., Pray-Grant M., Perdew G.H., Bradfield C.A.
J. Biol. Chem. 272:8581-8593(1997) [PubMed: 9079689] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA].
Tissue: Hepatoma.
[3]"The human hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha gene: HIF1A structure and evolutionary conservation."
Iyer N.V., Leung S.W., Semenza G.L.
Genomics 52:159-165(1998) [PubMed: 9782081] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA] (ISOFORM 1).
[4]"HIF1a sequence in the Quechua, a high altitude population."
Rupert J.L., Hochachka P.W.
Submitted (NOV-1999) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA / MRNA].
[5]Sun B., Zhao H.R., Yu R.T., Ni M.S.H.
Submitted (SEP-2000) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 1).
Tissue: Glial tumor.
[6]"Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha variant isolated from human liver tissue."
Tanaka S., Sugimachi K.
Submitted (OCT-2001) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] (ISOFORM 2).
Tissue: Liver.
[7]"Cloning of human full-length CDSs in BD Creator(TM) system donor vector."
Kalnine N., Chen X., Rolfs A., Halleck A., Hines L., Eisenstein S., Koundinya M., Raphael J., Moreira D., Kelley T., LaBaer J., Lin Y., Phelan M., Farmer A.
Submitted (AUG-2003) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA].
[8]"The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)."
The MGC Project Team
Genome Res. 14:2121-2127(2004) [PubMed: 15489334] [Abstract]
Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA] (ISOFORM 1).
Tissue: Choriocarcinoma and Placenta.
[9]"An essential role for p300/CBP in the cellular response to hypoxia."
Arany Z., Huang L.E., Eckner R., Bhattacharya S., Jiang C., Goldberg M.A., Bunn H.F., Livingston D.M.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 93:12969-12973(1996) [PubMed: 8917528] [Abstract]
Cited for: IDENTIFICATION IN COMPLEX WITH EP300 AND CREBBP, INTERACTION WITH EP300.
[10]"Transactivation and inhibitory domains of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha. Modulation of transcriptional activity by oxygen tension."
Jiang B.H., Zheng J.Z., Leung S.W., Roe R., Semenza G.L.
J. Biol. Chem. 272:19253-19260(1997) [PubMed: 9235919] [Abstract]
Cited for: TRANSACTIVATION DOMAINS NTAD AND CTAD.
[11]"Signal transduction in hypoxic cells: inducible nuclear translocation and recruitment of the CBP/p300 coactivator by the hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha."
Kallio P.J., Okamoto K., O'Brien S., Carrero P., Makino Y., Tanaka H., Poellinger L.
EMBO J. 17:6573-6586(1998) [PubMed: 9822602] [Abstract]
Cited for: SUBCELLULAR LOCATION, MUTAGENESIS OF LYS-719.
[12]"Regulation of hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha is mediated by an O2-dependent degradation domain via the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway."
Huang L.E., Gu J., Schau M., Bunn H.F.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95:7987-7992(1998) [PubMed: 9653127] [Abstract]
Cited for: OXYGEN-DEPENDENT DEGRADATION DOMAIN.
[13]"Molecular mechanisms of transcription activation by HLF and HIF1alpha in response to hypoxia: their stabilization and redox signal-induced interaction with CBP/p300."
Ema M., Hirota K., Mimura J., Abe H., Yodoi J., Sogawa K., Poellinger L., Fujii-Kuriyama Y.
EMBO J. 18:1905-1914(1999) [PubMed: 10202154] [Abstract]
Cited for: TRANSACTIVATION DOMAINS NTAD AND CTAD, INTERACTION WITH APEX, MUTAGENESIS OF CYS-800.
[14]"Drosophila von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor complex possesses E3 ubiquitin ligase activity."
Aso T., Yamazaki K., Aigaki T., Kitajima S.
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 276:355-361(2000) [PubMed: 11006129] [Abstract]
Cited for: INTERACTION WITH VHL.
[15]"Mechanism of regulation of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha by the von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein."
Tanimoto K., Makino Y., Pereira T., Poellinger L.
EMBO J. 19:4298-4309(2000) [PubMed: 10944113] [Abstract]
Cited for: INTERACTION WITH VHL AND ARNT, MUTAGENESIS OF LYS-532; LYS-538; LYS-547 AND LYS-719.
[16]"Redox-regulated recruitment of the transcriptional coactivators CREB-binding protein and SRC-1 to hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha."
Carrero P., Okamoto K., Coumailleau P., O'Brien S., Tanaka H., Poellinger L.
Mol. Cell. Biol. 20:402-415(2000) [PubMed: 10594042] [Abstract]
Cited for: INTERACTION WITH NCOA1; NCOA2 AND APEX.
[17]"Hypoxia-inducible factor 1alpha protein expression is controlled by oxygen-regulated ubiquitination that is disrupted by deletions and missense mutations."
Sutter C.H., Laughner E., Semenza G.L.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97:4748-4753(2000) [PubMed: 10758161] [Abstract]
Cited for: MUTAGENESIS OF SER-551 AND THR-552, UBIQUITATION.
[18]"Independent function of two destruction domains in hypoxia-inducible factor-alpha chains activated by prolyl hydroxylation."
Masson N., Willam C., Maxwell P.H., Pugh C.W., Ratcliffe P.J.
EMBO J. 20:5197-5206(2001) [PubMed: 11566883] [Abstract]
Cited for: HYDROXYLATION AT PRO-402 AND PRO-564, UBIQUITINATION, INTERACTION WITH THE VHLE COMPLEX, FUNCTION, MUTAGENESIS OF PRO-394; LEU-397; LEU-400; PRO-402 AND PRO-564.